Sarasota Gulf Gate Rotary District 6960

Club 4341 Chartered 1973 Issue Date June 28, 2011

New Board, Officers and New Members Installation

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to

encourage and foster: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;

No matter what anyone tells you, last week’s installation of club Officers and Directors and two (yes, two) new mem-bers was an incredible amount of fun.

First off, thank you, District Governor Denise Hearn, for being such a warm and friendly person and for agreeing to preside over the installation. And for bring Past District Governor Jerry with you. (Thanks, also to Gerry Clark for goading Jerry into telling funny stories.)

Second, although we certainly missed immediate Past President Jere Berkey (Does anyone see a trend here with people named Jerry/Gerry/Jere?), incoming President Jim was a gracious host. (And he looked mah-vel-ous).

Both incoming new members, Bob Franke and Scott Kinne, showed great enthusiasm for Rotary and Gulf Gate Rotary. Bob’s wife, Lee Taylor, is incredibly charming and kept everyone at their table on their toes. Scott’s wife could not be with us (something about work?) but Scott told lots of great stories about his kid-hood and his family. (Incidentally, his son Christian works at Mattison’s 41 and so does his daughter during the season.)

New President-elect Sally and Vice Presi-dent/Secretary Cheryl were on hand for the ceremonies, as were Directors Paul and Linda. Every-one promised to do the jobs the club elected them to, probably be-cause Jim will hang us from the yardarm if we don’t. We missed having Treasurer Frank and Direc-tors Steve and Pat at the event. (Don’t worry, guys, we promised

Sarasota Gulf Gate Rotary District 6960

Club 4341 Chartered 1973 Gulf Gate Rotary

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster: High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

Installation, Continued that you’d do your jobs, too.

It goes without saying that the “attitude adjustment” hour was well received and that the meal was superb. Mattison’s 41 really does treat us well. The servers were all very at-tentive and efficient as well as friendly (as usual). How they

kept track of all those drink tabs is a mystery. Dave Meadows spent quite a bit of time talking up the February cruise. He was so convincing that he talked Cheryl and her friend Sandy into going along. (Neither of them has ever been on a cruise.) Speaking of which, now’s the time to get your deposit in! While sometimes it seems a bit much to change officers and directors every year, you have to admit that the cere-mony certainly is fun. So, until next year...

As we begin the 2011-2012 Rotary year, it seems fitting that we review new President Kalyan Banerjee’s goals for the year. And a bit about him, as well. Did You know President Kalyan is..

◊ From Gujarat, India ◊ Graduated with a de-

gree in Chemical Engi-neering from the Indian Institute of Technology (probably THE most revered of all technology schools, even more than our own Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT)

◊ The 101st Rotary President and the third from India ◊ Joined Rotary in 1972 ◊ Is past chair of the Southeast Asia Regional Polio-

Plus Committee and member of Rotary’s Interna-tional PolioPlus Committee

◊ Is director of United Phosphorus Limited, the larg-est Indian agrochemical manufacturer

◊ Is chair of United Phosphorus (Bangladesh) Lim-ited.

◊ He is a member of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers and the American Chemical Society

◊ Has two children and four grandchildren

In this month’s Rotarian magazine, President Kalyan writes of the three goals of his term in office.

“Our first emphasis in this Rotary year will be the fam-ily. The family and the home are at the core of all our work—all our service begins here. And through the family, we approach all of our community and indeed, all of hu-manity, as an extended family, in which all members care for each other. In times of joy and in times of need, no one is ever alone.”

Kalyan Banerjee

Coming Up Soon...News of the Cruise It’s going to come up fast, so you better get ready for the 3rd

Annual Sarasota Gulf Gate Rotary cruise. This time it’s leaving out of Tampa headed for Belize, Cozumel and other ports of call.

We leave February 19 and return February 26, 2012. A $250 (refundable) deposit holds your spot on board. See Dave Meadows for

details. Or just wait for the next Nairator...and the next...and the next...because you know we’ll be talking about this right up until departure. And maybe even after that!

Sarasota Gulf Gate Rotary District 6960

Club 4341 Chartered 1973 Gulf Gate Rotary

Upcoming Events and Celebrations

Date Event Location Additional Information

June 28 Meeting: Kathleen Self, Exec. Director of Teen Court of Sarasota

Mattison’s 41 How Teen Court helps young violators stay out of trouble.

June 28 Anniversary Bob and Jeanne Zabelle

July 3 Anniversary Frank and Barbara Ficarro

July 5 Anniversary Jim and Louise Pippenger

July 6 Anniversary Kent and Sharon Anderson

July 14 Anniversary Paul and Linda Gesko

July 16 TRF/Membership Seminar Cultural Center of Charlotte County

8:30-11:30 TRF, 11:30-12:30 Lunch, 1:30-3:30 Membership; Registration $25

August is Membership and Extension Month

September is New Generations Month

September 20 Meeting: District Governor Denise Hearn

Mattison’s 41 Official Visit

June is Rotary Fellowships Month

July 5 Meeting: TBD Mattison’s 41

Highlights From History: Rotary Has Given Disaster Relief Since 1913

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and commu-

nity life;

ing a tornado that ripped its way through the state, killing more than 150 people and injuring more than 400. Flood-ing began two days later in Indiana and Ohio.

Although the Rotary Club of Indianapolis had been chartered only weeks before the flood, and the Rotary Club of Dayton had been chartered only six months ear-lier, the clubs were determined to bring relief to their com-munities. Rotarians in affected areas helped provide medi-cal support, shelter, and transportation to residents.

Rotary clubs in Cincinnati, Ohio; Portland, Oregon; and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, donated money, supplies, and medicine to the devastated communities. Their efforts

led to a special voluntary relief fund for disas-

In these days of so many natural disasters, it’s some-time difficult to imag-ine that Rotary has been coming to the rescue since the mid-western torna-dos and floods in

1913. Here’s the story of the very first Rotary cooperative disaster relief effort.

“When a disastrous flood struck the mid-western United States in March 1913, Rotary clubs contributed over $25,000 to a Rotary Relief Fund for victims in Indiana and Ohio - the organization's first cooperative disaster re-lief effort.

The Great Flood of 1913 swept across central and southern Indiana and throughout Ohio, becoming the most devastating flood in the history of those states. Individual homes and entire neighborhoods were destroyed, and almost 500 lives were lost in Ohio alone.

The flooding was caused by a storm that first hit Omaha, Nebraska, on Easter Sunday, March 23, spawn-

Photos are both of the devasta-tion of torna-does in Omaha, Nebraska in 1913.

Sarasota Gulf Gate Rotary District 6960

Club 4341 Chartered 1973 Gulf Gate Rotary

Leadership Rotary International

President Kalyan Banerjee

District 6960 Governor

Denise Hearn

Gulf Gate Leaders

President Jim Pippenger

President Elect Sally Seeger

Vice President/Secretary

Cheryl Ferreira

Treasurer Frank Ficarra

Directors Paul Gesko Steve Newton Linda Stewart Pat Sullivan

Sarasota Clubs

Monday 12:15 Sarasota Gate-way @ Bobby Jones GC Tuesday 12:15 Sarasota Bay @ Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall/Grand Foyer Wednesday 12:00 Sarasota @ Marina Jack’s

Thursday 12:15 Sarasota Keys @ Sarasota Yacht Club Thursday 5:30 Sarasota Southside @ Libby’s Friday 7:15 Sarasota Sunrise @ Dutch Heritage Restaurant

Tuesday 12:00 Sarasota Gulf Gate Mattison’s 41

Kalyan Banerjee, Continued

You Think English is Easy?

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

Can you read each sentence without stumbling over the words that look alike but sound

different?

1. The bandage was wound around the wound.

2. The farm was used to produce produce.

3. The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.

4. We must polish the Polish furniture.

5. He could lead if he would get the lead out.

6. The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.

7. Since there is no time like the present , he thought it was time to present the present.

8. A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.

9. When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.

10. I did not object to the object.

11. The insurance was invalid for the invalid.

12. There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.

13. They were too close to the door to close it.

14. The buck does funny things when the does are present.

15. A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.

16. To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.

17. The wind was too strong to wind the sail.

18. Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.

19. I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.

20. How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?

“Our second emphasis will be continuity—finding the things we do well and taking them to the next level. We must build on our successes, expand on them, and strive to do even more. Of course, our greatest obligation is to PolioPlus, where success is now so close. “And our third emphasis will be change. We must understand that true change can only begin with each of us, and start within us. We cannot share peace with others if we do not have it to give. We cannot look after the whole world without first looking

after those closest to us: our families, our clubs, and our communities.” As Mohandas K. Gandhi said

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” There is no other organization in the world that more personifies those words than Ro-

tary and no other people who collectively try to achieve it than Rotarians.